John Bell - Observations on Italy - 1825





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Observations on Italy by John Bell, an illustrated hardback in English of 368 pages, published in 1825 by William Blackwood and T Caddell.
Description from the seller
4to
1st EDITION
contemporary half leather binding on boards,
2 blanks with paste-down letters, ex-libris, possession notes,
xii, 1,356 pagws, blank
illustrated with 9 copper plates, complete as listed for, present some foxing, browning otherwise
the book holds nicely and compact
good reading
A 19th century Italian travelogue "[o]n Milan, Florence, Rome and Naples, in 1817-18," by the Scottish anatomist and fellow of the Royal Academy of Surgeons who is considered an innovator in the field of vascular surgery (Pine-Coffin 8178.
This work is based on a journey to Italy Bell undertook as an effort to improve his health following a fall from his horse.
His published works in the field of medicine include Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds, Principles of Surgery, and Anatomy of the Human Body.
Seller's Story
4to
1st EDITION
contemporary half leather binding on boards,
2 blanks with paste-down letters, ex-libris, possession notes,
xii, 1,356 pagws, blank
illustrated with 9 copper plates, complete as listed for, present some foxing, browning otherwise
the book holds nicely and compact
good reading
A 19th century Italian travelogue "[o]n Milan, Florence, Rome and Naples, in 1817-18," by the Scottish anatomist and fellow of the Royal Academy of Surgeons who is considered an innovator in the field of vascular surgery (Pine-Coffin 8178.
This work is based on a journey to Italy Bell undertook as an effort to improve his health following a fall from his horse.
His published works in the field of medicine include Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds, Principles of Surgery, and Anatomy of the Human Body.

